ADDRESS:
18 Shuicheng Lu,
near Hongqiao Lu
水城路18号,
近虹桥路
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CARDS:
Local and international cards accepted
Prices are per person, for an average meal, excluding alcohol:
$ - Under 50 rmb
$$ - 50-149 rmb
$$$ - 150-299 rmb
$$$$- 300-499 rmb
$$$$$ - 500 rmb and up
Editor's Description
Last updated: November 08, 2010
Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain, but don't hold it against them. Their versions of Chinese snack food -- dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and simple vegetable dishes -- are impeccable, as is their highly-trained service. You pay for the luxury of all of this, of course. A basket of DTF's excellent xiaolongbao, whose delicate folds (always exactly 18), translucent skin, and remarkable consistency make them arguably the best in Shanghai, runs about ten times the going rate of a street-side stall. As their always-packed restaurants demonstrate, the high standard is often worth it.